Wife ‘Forces’ Husband to Buy Lotto Ticket, They Win $2.4M

Husbands out there, if there’s ever been more evidence to follow your wife’s advice, this is it. A happy couple recently scored $2.4 million, and it’s all thanks to the…

Anne Erickson

Updated Nov 15, 2021 12:10 PM EST

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Husbands out there, if there's ever been more evidence to follow your wife's advice, this is it. A happy couple recently scored $2.4 million, and it's all thanks to the husband following his wife's good advice.

The couple from Jackson, Missouri, recently scored $2.4 million, according to a press release from the Official Missouri Lottery. As the story goes, they were driving home when the wife urged her husband to stop by a local store to buy a lottery ticket.

"My wife forced me to pull over and buy a Lottery ticket because I was wanting to get home and watch the football game," the husband told the Official Missouri Lottery. "So I pulled over and bought the Lottery ticket out of frustration."

He purchased a Lotto Quick Pick ticket at Casey's General Store, located in Buckner Tarnsey Road, in Grain Valley. And, yes, they won the $2.4 million. How should they spend the money?

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Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.